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Published 09:37 IST, December 18th 2023

Star AEW wrestler reveals scrapped plans of a gimmick faction in WWE alongside Bray Wyatt

A current AEW superstar has revealed that Vince McMahon had plans for him to make a stable alongside legendary wrestler Bray Wyatt before him leaving the brand.

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Bray Wyatt ahead of a match vs Finn Balor during a WWE live event | Image: WWE

Bray Wyatt was one of WWE's most creative superstars. Be it bizarre or one of the most thrilling, the fans were always left dumbfounded and surprised by his creative aspects and unique match gimmicks. Wyatt developed a popular faction and was associated with numerous legendary wrestlers throughout his career until his unfortunate passing. The wrestling fans were hooked on it and loved to see him in action. 

Three things you need to know

  • Bray Wyatt made his return to WWE during the Extreme Rules PLE in 2022.
  • Since his return, Wyatt has been a part of a feud with LA Knight and Bobby Lashley
  • Unfortunately, Wyatt passed away on 24 August 2023

AEW superstar opens up on nixed plans of a faction with Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt has been a part of an iconic faction, 'The Wyatt Family' which had Erik Rowan and Luke Harper. With time, the former WWE Champion has been in some iconic feuds and paired up with unlikely wrestlers, one of them being Matt Hardy. Both wrestlers formed a unique tag team and also won championship gold. The one half of the iconic Hardy Boys tag team opened up on the plans of forming a faction that included Jeff Hardy and Bray Wyatt, but it had a catch.

Matt Hardy revealed on his "Extreme Life of Matt Hardy" podcast that Vince McMahon offered the concept of building a stable using the Hardy's and Wyatt's legendary gimmicks.

“They said, ‘If you do come back, we’ve got Windham doing this Firefly Fun House where he’s a comical character, and then he turns to The Fiend. What if we did something where we put you with him, with your Broken gimmick, and with Jeff, we can have him do Willow the Wisp, and you guys can be a little faction.”

Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy as the RAW Tag Team Champions in a WWE event | Image: WWE 

“And that was very appealing. But it’s just one of those things where it was like, ‘We’re only gonna go that direction if you re-sign.’ And it kinda got to the point where [I] thought they were using this as a hook, and I knew how Vince sees me already … so I decided to try something else and join AEW.”

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Eventually, the Hardy's joined AEW and have been a part of it, while Bray returned to WWE until his untimely passing.

Updated 12:21 IST, December 20th 2023